1. Making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
   "Rembrandt's engravings are highly valued for their detail and expressiveness";
   - etching
    
2. A print made from an engraving
   "The museum displayed a collection of 18th-century engravings"
    
3. A block, plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
   "The artist carefully examined the engraving before making prints"

1. Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
   "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name";
   - scratch, grave [archaic], inscribe
    
2. Carve or cut a design or letters into
   "engrave the pen with the owner's name";
   - etch
    
3. Carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
   "engrave a letter";
   - etch
    
4. Impress or affect deeply
   "The event engraved itself into her memory"

Derived forms: engravings

Type of: affect, carve, chip at, impress, move, plate, print, printmaking, strike

Encyclopedia: Engraving